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Chapter 114

Who would’ve guessed it would be such a hot mess?

“Gwen, can you run that by me one more time? Is it for real?” Jeannie was overjoyed as she grabbed Gwendolyn’s hands and spun around.

Gwendolyn nodded vigorously, “It’s real!”

Roselind’s eyes were red, dabbing at tears on the sidelines. She looked at Howard, sitting calmly in his wheelchair, and said softly, “It must have been tough, huh? You always keep everything to yourself.”

Others saw his triumphs, but only his family, who adored him, saw the sweat and toil.

Who knew what it took to get to this day?

Her voice choked up as she bent down to embrace Howard, bursting into sobs.

Howard patted her back gently. “It’s okay. I’m good.”

“Liar!” Jeannie’s voice trembled.

attractive face, and out of the blue, the tears just

family turned into

so composed, Jameson was at a loss at the time,

entered the living room with coffee, already clued in on the news, and said with a smile,

shouldn’t be crying!”

her tears and cracked a smile.

Gwendolyn, suddenly bursting into laughter. “I’ve got

snooty ladies who usually looked down on her had called with compliments, inflating her pride like a Thanksgiving

curiously, wondering if he had been

How about we head out and let

“Okay.”

they were about to leave, “I brought back some

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know where you keep it.

the tonic, and the family left

back, with her calls finished, Roselind rolled down the window and took

looking a lot better since returning from the countryside.”

He thought he saw Howard’s

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